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What is the Actual Shape of the Earth?

Answer – The shape of the Earth can be described as an oblate spheroid.

Explanation:

It has long been established that the Earth is spherical, and not flat. However, the precise shape of the Earth has been harder to pin down, as it is not uniformly round. It is flatter at its two poles while bulging at the Equator. This is a result of the centrifugal force exerted by the rotation it undergoes as it spins on its axis. Such an irregularly shaped sphere is called an oblate spheroid.


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